In its first 18 years, Disney's European kingdom and its attractions went through more name-changes than any other Disney property in history. The resort, first park and entertainment complex originally opened in 1992 as Euro Disney Resort, Euro Disneyland and Festival Disney respectively. At the latest re-naming in 2009, they had worked their way along a turbulent path to finally become Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park and Disney Village — with, of course, the new Walt Disney Studios Park alongside.

What's often overlooked is that this identity crisis began even before the gates opened. When the project was initially announced in 1987 and the proposals later fleshed out in 1988, the destination was to be known as Euro Disneyland and the first park as Magic Kingdom Park. Both of these preliminary names lived on even after the final titles were settled upon — Euro Disneyland S.C.A. appearing on share certificates for the operating company, and "MKP" (Magic Kingdom Park) appearing on the park's tickets right up until the turnstile system was replaced in early 2002. The Entertainment Center, as it was known until very late in construction, became Festival Disney just in time for opening.

The most famous name-change for the resort came as a period of lengthy transition in late 1993 and throughout 1994, as the company underwent a critical financial restructuring and attempted to move its name away from negative press attention given to "Euro Disney" and towards the long-standing "magic" of Paris itself. At the same time, giving the local population a stronger feeling of ownership, rather than invasion. The process began quietly, as Euro Disney Resort was first softened to Euro Disneyland in promotions and advertising. Both the park and resort were then given a suffix of "Paris" to become Euro Disneyland Paris for much of 1994, with the transition finally complete on 1st October 1994 when the "Euro" disappeared forever and Disneyland Paris was born.

Several years later, in 1997, the entertainment complex was renamed to Disney Village with the intention of promoting a more welcoming, family-friendly feel as the original, exclusively American, theme became more international.

But the story doesn't end there. A second park finally under construction, Disneyland Paris became part of a construction boom for Disney parks that saw California, Tokyo and itself elevated to "resorts". Each was now required to feature the word in its name and, after a period of hesitation where Disneyland Paris Resort was briefly used, the destination became Disneyland Resort Paris at the opening of Walt Disney Studios Park on 16th March 2002.

Straddled with a lengthy title and cumbersome logo, it become common in the years which followed to see the "Resort" marginalised ever more — rarely spoken by visitors or cast, perhaps not even understood by a vast majority of non-English guests. It took until May 2009 and a new Chairman and CEO, Philippe Gas, for the company to cut its losses and, reportedly at the request of Gas himself, finally revert the name back to the stronger, simpler Disneyland Paris.